Course Summary

How many times have you found yourself saying “There’s an app for that”? The web and iOS apps have become so vital to our daily lives that it’s difficult to imagine life without them. This makes them the most exciting areas in which to grow your knowledge and skills – and this course is the ideal way to get started.

The iOS App Programming & Web Development course will help any student to become competent in these two areas, both of which are vital in the modern world.

The course will focus first on iOS Application Programming. It is dedicated to teaching Swift programming, which is the new, powerful language for iOS. You will be introduced to best practices and will become proficient with syntax, object oriented principles, memory management, functional concepts and more in relation to Swift. You will also learn its new features and capabilities that will take you to the forefront of writing iOS apps. You will start with learning programming in Swift, then move into iOS App Development with Swift specialisation. This will expand your programming skills and allow you to apply them to authentic app development projects.

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Where could the iOS App Programming & Web Development course lead you?

The iOS App Programming and Web Development course is a fascinating and highly relevant programme designed for gap year students, undergraduates, and others who wish to learn how to construct cutting-edge smartphone apps and websites.

Your time on this course will give you a deeper understanding of these technologies, which have become so fundamental to daily life, and will equip you with new knowledge and skills that have the potential to lead to a lucrative career, or to supercharge your own start-up business. Even if you don’t target a career in tech, the course will provide a useful foundation that will come in handy for a wide range of careers.

In the modern workplace, knowledge of websites and apps is always helpful and in demand, so your attendance on the course will enhance your CV and set you apart from other candidates. What’s more, you will develop transferable skills – such as working effectively in a team – that will stand you in good stead at university or in your future career.

Is this course for me?

If you find yourself scrolling through the app store and thinking “Why isn’t there an app for that?”, then this course is for you. Students who are creatively minded and technologically keen will thrive on this course.

Topics covered

The table below gives an indication of the subject areas that will be covered in each day’s lecture and seminar. Although every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, please note that topics and timings may be subject to change. Regarding topics, our teachers retain the flexibility to adapt to the academic interests of the students in the class, in order for the members of the class to benefit from their broad spectrum of knowledge and experience in the field.

Day-by-Day Schedule

Week | Day

Lesson Content

Week One | Monday

- Introduction and Installations
- Introduction to Swift Programming

Week One | Tuesday

- Collection Types
- Control Flow

Week One | Wednesday

- Functions, Classes
- Advanced Swift

Week One | Thursday

- Image Processing in Swift
- Peer Assignment (InstaFilter Processor)

Week One | Friday

- Welcome to iOS App Development
- Further Introduction to XCode

Week Two | Monday

- UIKit and the Interface Builder
- Building a Basic UI

Week Two | Tuesday

- Advanced UI Concepts
- Introduction to Camera and Emailing

Week Two | Wednesday

- User Interactivity
- The Internet and the Web

Week Two | Thursday

- Web Development – HTML5
- Advanced HTML5

Week Two | Friday

- Styling your Website – CSS
- Project Presentations

What will you get out of the iOS App Programming & Web Development course?

By the end of the course, students will have:

Explored XCode basics, Core iOS and CocoaTouch

Programmed their own app to perform a specific set of functions

Tested and streamlined their app to make it as user-friendly as possible

Examined HTML and CSS for websites

Built their own website

Welcome to the City of Oxford - your home this summer

Oxford is a city like no other, combining startlingly beautiful architecture with a buzzing, modern city centre, with superb shopping, restaurants, cafés and more. With the colleges of Oxford University at its heart, some almost 800 years old, it is a city steeped in history and academia.

Students on Oxford Royale's Oxford summer courses will have the chance to live, dine and study in this stunning city, exploring all of its major sites and discovering its hidden secrets. Through both organised trips to key landmarks and free time in the evenings, students will become acquainted with all that Oxford has to offer.

As students walk the cobbled streets and gaze up at the spires, gargoyles and honey-coloured stone buildings, they will be walking in the footsteps of some of the most influential figures in history, including prime ministers, presidents, nobel prize-winning scientists, authors and more.

Sample Timetable

Useful information for students

Accommodation

Students will be accommodated in comfortable single rooms in either Merton or University College, depending on the course chosen - please contact our registrations team if you would like more information. Accommodation is the standard accommodation for university undergraduates who study at the university, so students are able to get a flavour for what being an undergraduate at the university might be like.Bathrooms are typically shared between students of the same gender, though in some cases en-suite facilities are available.

Programme Staff

The programme is overseen by the Programme Director, who implements the day-to-day running of the programme. The Director is assisted by a team of Counsellors who very often are current members of the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge and are able to provide an insight into life at these prestigious institutions.

Eligibility & pre-requisites

Students on this course:

Must conform to our age policy.

Must be fluent or near-fluent English language speakers – if you are unsure whether your English level is suitable for this programme, please contact our Registrations Team on admin@oxford-royale.co.uk and they will be able to assist you.

Must be able to fulfil the basic requirements of the programme, in terms of attendance at lessons, meals and events. Please contact our Registrations Team for more detailed information.

Oxford Royale Academy is a part of Oxford Programs Limited, UK company number 6045196. The company contracts with institutions including Oxford University for the use of their facilities and also contracts with tutors from those institutions but does not operate under the aegis of Oxford University.